Accountant

Accountant - Practice
Inverness & Highlands
£Negotiable (Highly Competitive, depending on experience)
Permanent Role
Nicholas Hendry have partnered with a reputable accountancy practice based in Inverness & Highlands, we are looking to hire an experienced Accountant within practice that has experience of working closely with clients to prepare accurate statutory financial statements from client information, working with a broad portfolio of SME clients, ensuring all deadlines are met and to help manage, support, and develop a team of trainee accountants.
This is a permanent, full-time role that is based in the Inverness & Highlands area.
Responsibilities
* Preparing statutory accounts for limited companies, sole traders, and partnerships
* Preparing monthly & quarterly management accounts
* Drafting personal and corporate tax computations
* Processing journals, accruals, and prepayments
* Preparing VAT returns
* Forming part of the senior management team within the office & supporting the accounts trainees with their development and training.
Requirements
* 5+ years’ experience in an accountancy practice – essential
* Experience of managing a team within an accountancy practice
* Excellent working knowledge of QuickBooks, Xero and Sage
* Comfortable working to strict deadlines
* Exceptional communication skills
Qualifications
Fully Qualified ACCA / ICAS or Qualified by Experience
Job Benefits
In return you will enjoy working for an immensely inclusive and collaborative accountancy practice that truly treats their staff as individuals, promoting individualism and empowering you to grow and develop. You will join a practice that actively looks to support, develop & promote their staff, where they give flexibility freely and support you to take control of your career.
You will also have exposure to working directly with Senior Managers, Directors and Partners. This role is a key succession planning role for the firm with excellent progression available should you want it.
Contacts
If you would like to know more about this vacancy, please call either Jean-Louis or Paul at Nicholas Hendry on (phone number removed)
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